High school (grades 9-12) · Westminster, CO

Pikes Peak Online School

Federal NCES profile for Pikes Peak Online School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 31/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 080028206664
0/100100/10031/100
👥 S:T ratio
8
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
78
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Pikes Peak Online School earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 93% of Colorado schools.

#2 of 5
high schools in Westminster · Resource Index
31
Resource Index · Lower
23.1:1
large classes for Colorado
438
students enrolled

Pikes Peak Online School has class sizes larger than 93% of Colorado schools. Computed live against every Colorado school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Pikes Peak Online School ranks #2 of 5 high schools in Westminster, CO.

Enrollment

438

Colorado · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

19.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

23.1:1

vs 16.6:1 Colorado avg

+39% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Pikes Peak Online School compares with Colorado and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Pikes Peak Online School

Pikes Peak Online School is a mid-sized high school in Westminster, Colorado, enrolling 438 students.

Class loads run heavy: 23.1:1 is larger than about 93% of Colorado schools and 39% above the 16.6:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

With 438 students, its enrollment sits close to the Colorado median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 1,922 scored Colorado schools.

Its student body is led by White (47%) and Hispanic or Latino (38%) (diversity index 62/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 109 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Education Reenvisioned Boces also operates Colorado Summit Connections Academy (1,245 students) and Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School (933 students) alongside Pikes Peak Online School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Pikes Peak Online School compares

Pikes Peak Online School on the metrics families compare, against Colorado and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Colorado Colorado avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 23.1:1 ▲ 39% 16.6:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 438 top 37% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

23.1:1
Leaner classes than 8% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
438
Bigger than 53% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
23.1:1
students per teacher - 39% above state mean
Top 93% in Colorado - lower ratio than 7% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Support staff
Counselors4.0 FTE
Per 109 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 47.3%
Hispanic or Latino 37.9%
African American 7.8%
Two or More 5.0%
Asian 1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: White at 47.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 62.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 62.4, Pikes Peak Online School is more mixed than the Colorado school average of 47.1.

Programs

AP program Not offered

How Pikes Peak Online School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Colorado Summit Connections Academy Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Colorado Preparatory Academy High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Leadership Academy of Colorado Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Pikes Peak Online School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Education Reenvisioned Boces · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Colorado, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Pikes Peak Online School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Pikes Peak Online School

How many students attend Pikes Peak Online School?

Pikes Peak Online School has 438 students enrolled. It is a high school in Westminster, CO.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Pikes Peak Online School?

The student-teacher ratio at Pikes Peak Online School is 23.1:1, which is 39% higher than the Colorado average of 16.6:1 and 47% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pikes Peak Online School?

The largest demographic group at Pikes Peak Online School is White at 47.3% of enrollment, in Westminster, CO. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 62.4/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Pikes Peak Online School?

Pikes Peak Online School has a Resource Investment Index of 31/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Pikes Peak Online School rank among high schools in Westminster?

By Resource Investment Index, Pikes Peak Online School ranks #2 of 5 high schools in Westminster, CO. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Westminster on the city page.

Is Pikes Peak Online School a good school?

Pikes Peak Online School earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 93% of Colorado schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Education Reenvisioned Boces?

Besides Pikes Peak Online School, Education Reenvisioned Boces also operates Colorado Summit Connections Academy (1,245 students), Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School (933 students), and Colorado Preparatory Academy High School (823 students). See the Education Reenvisioned Boces district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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